Farmers Market Rebate Check

I got a wonderful surprise in the mail earlier this week. The organization that runs many of the markets where I vend had such a good year in 2008 that they decided to send all their vendors a rebate of 3% of the booth fees they'd paid throughout the year.

It was nice to get the check. It's always nice to get a check. But it was especially exciting to hear that the organization as a whole had done so well last year in spite of the lousy economy. I knew I'd had a good year and the markets seemed reasonably busy, but it's encouraging to know that all in all folks have continued to be willing to support these hardworking vendors.